County Magistrate Zhou conducted the interrogation personally and used Qian Chunhua's shop as a temporary interrogation venue. Village Chief Wang and Clan Leader Zhao were called to the scene again.
Qian's mother and Qingfeng were also invited to the scene as witnesses.
Butcher Li, who had fainted, was awakened by a basin of cold water.
Zhao Yongqiang and Li Cuihong, who pretended to be unconscious, did not escape the cold water splashing in their faces.
Upon hearing the news that the county magistrate was going to solve the case, the villagers of Huanghualing were excited and went out to watch the fun despite the severe cold.
It's really exciting. I'm staying at home during the winter and now there's something interesting to watch. Some people even grabbed a handful of peanuts and melon seeds, planning to eat them while watching the show.
In the past few days, Butcher Li and his family have been doing evil things in Qian Chunhua's home and shop. Most of the villagers in Huanghualing can't stand it, but more villagers are afraid of Butcher Li and his family and dare not come forward to help Zhao's mother and Qian's mother.
As expected, the county magistrate personally stepped in, and everyone wanted to see what would happen to Butcher Li and his family.
County Magistrate Zhou sat on the throne with great momentum, while Village Chief Wang and Clan Chief Zhao stood below him.
Dong Yishan sat in a corner of the lobby as if his presence was invisible.
The villagers crowded outside the shop, stretching their heads to find out what was going on. If the county magistrate had not been there, everyone would have wanted to squeeze into the shop to see more clearly.
"You, come and make your statement..." Magistrate Zhou pointed at Zhao Yongyu. Seeing that this man looked like a scholar, Magistrate Zhou inexplicably felt more trust in him.
Zhao Yongyu stepped forward, bowed, and started talking from two days ago, all the way to what happened on that day.
Zhao Yongyu, this nerd and fool...
It would have been fine if the previous part was narrated truthfully, but Zhao Yongyu also told the truth about Qian Chunhua beating up Butcher Li on that day.
Qian Chunhua couldn't help but hold his forehead with his hand. It was all over. He couldn't protect himself anymore.
After listening to Zhao Yongyu's narration, County Magistrate Zhou and Dong Shan could not help but turn their eyes to Qian Chunhua. It is true that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.
Dong Shanshan is a little bit better.
From Mrs. Dong, Dong Xishan knew that Madam Qian was an extraordinary woman. Since she was an extraordinary woman, she had the courage to rescue her own children from the bandits. So it was normal for her to beat up these bad guys who bullied her family.
County Magistrate Zhou was very surprised. In his mind, Qian Chunhua was just a female shopkeeper with superb cooking skills, or a little knowledge, but that was all.
What he saw that day overturned County Magistrate Zhou's perception. Madam Qian turned out to be a female shopkeeper with superb martial arts skills?
Not only is he skilled in martial arts, but he also has a bad temper?
After taking another look at the miserable looks of the people in the hall, County Magistrate Zhou suppressed his doubts and continued to deal with the matter.
After several inquiries and evidence collection, it was confirmed that Butcher Li pushed Zhao Daqing to the ground, causing his death. Butcher Li had no choice but to confess.
He had no choice but to deny it, as Qian's mother and Qingfeng had witnessed the incident with their own eyes.
Although all members of the Li family denied it, the county magistrate of Zhou accepted the confessions of Qian's mother and Qingfeng without hesitation.
County Magistrate Zhou directly convicted Butcher Li of manslaughter and sentenced him to ten years in prison.
In the case of Li's mother pushing Qian's mother and causing injury, County Magistrate Zhou ordered Li's mother to compensate Qian's mother with ten taels of silver. Li's mother said that she had no silver to pay, so she could only go to jail to deduct the money.
Li's mother only needs to serve half a day in jail to deduct ten taels of silver.
Zhao Yongqiang and Li Cuihong stole money from Zhao's mother. County Magistrate Zhou sentenced them to return the money immediately and to parade in the village for three consecutive days to admit their mistakes. Village Chief Wang would supervise the execution.
Zhao Yongqiang and his wife had no choice but to admit it, so County Magistrate Zhou directly pronounced the verdict. If they refused to admit it, they would have to go to jail like Li's mother.
The amount of silver they stole was not small. County Magistrate Zhou said directly that it could not be deducted by half a day in jail, but at least ten days.
Between two taels of silver and ten taels of prison, Zhao Yongqiang chose freedom and gave up the silver.
"Mr. County Magistrate, Qian Chunhua beat us and beat us so badly. What do you say?" Zhao Yongqiang had a sad face. He was unwilling to accept that only his family members were punished while Qian Chunhua was not hurt at all.
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